Balthazar: SoHo Brasserie HH

SoHo's most iconic brasserie. $16 dozen oysters and $11 wine Mon to Fri 5:30–7pm at the bar.

Balthazar is SoHo's most iconic brasserie, a Keith McNally institution on Spring Street that has been the neighborhood's gravitational center for nearly 30 years. The weekday happy hour from 5:30 to 7pm at the bar offers $11 wine, $12 classic cocktails, and $16 dozen oysters. Getting a bar seat at Balthazar during happy hour is one of the great New York experiences.